Healthcare tragedy of epic proportions overruns India
A second wave of the pandemic is wreaking havoc in India, exposing a healthcare system and political leadership ill-prepared to deal with the crisis.
Benjamin Parkin
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A second wave of the pandemic in India has resulted in a sharp rise in infections, with more than 300,000 new coronavirus cases each day for the past six days, although health experts believe the tally is probably much higher.
Every night, funeral pyres blaze on the banks of the Ganges, a grim symbol of the ferocious COVID-19 wave sparking a health crisis and human tragedy in India that is far surpassing anything seen last year.
27 April 2021, 09:04 am
(Photo : Anindito Mukherjee/Getty Images) Patients who are infected with Covid-19 coronavirus can be seen wearing Oxygen masks as free Oxygen was supplied as a part of public service for the people in need by a Gurdwara or a Sikh Holy place amid the rising concerns over lack of Oxygen on April 24, 2021 in New Delhi, India.
France is sending India the much-needed aid as the most populated country in the world struggles with the second wave of coronavirus.
The aid comes after India reported more than 300,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day, bringing the total number of infections to 17 million.
India is spiraling deeper into Covid-19 crisis. Here s what you need to know By: CNN
By Jessie Yeung, CNN
(CNN) In February, it seemed like India had gotten Covid-19 under control, with daily cases falling nearly 90% from the peak of the first wave last year.
Now, the country is experiencing the world s worst outbreak. Daily cases have been rising continuously for the past 10 days; on Monday, India reported 352,991 new cases, breaking yet another record for the highest single-day figure globally.
On the ground, these numbers translate to heart wrenching tragedy. Photos show grieving families dressed in full protective suits at mass cremations, performing last rites surrounded by dozens of other burning funeral pyres. Hospitals have run out of basic medical supplies, with many patients dying due to oxygen shortages. Family members are driving from clinic to clinic, frantically searching for open ICU beds for their loved o
2021-04-27 04:46:57 GMT2021-04-27 12:46:57(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
People line up for the COVID-19 vaccine at a stadium in Guwahati, India, April 22, 2021. (Str/Xinhua)
NEW DELHI, April 26 (Xinhua) India in the past days has witnessed a record increase in daily COVID-19 cases, placing mounting pressure on the populous country s already overburdened healthcare system.
In this South Asian country, patients gasped at the crowded, crisis-hit hospitals, where a shortage of medicines as well as non-availability of beds and oxygen continued to be worsened. People cried for help as their family members lay motionless inside cars, on stretchers and in beds.
By hiding the real number of Covid-19 cases and deaths, some Indian states are disempowering people
Three experts explain the consequences of data gaps for India’s pandemic response. On April 25, daily new Covid-19 cases rose to about 350,000 in India. | Narinder Nanu / AFP
Daily new Covid-19 cases in India rose to over
3,50,000 on April 25, a day which saw 2,808 deaths. These are just the numbers we know. The numbers we do not know could be a lot more. We do not know how many more cases there could potentially be because of no testing, or because test results are not revealed. More tricky is assessing the number of Covid-19 deaths.